Commodus. 205 (Apollo)

AR Denarius (Rome, AD 190)

O/ Head laureate right; M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P around.

R/ Apollo standing right, right hand on head, left arm resting on column; APOL MONET P M TR P XV, COS VI in field.

2.38g

RIC 205 (scarce); Cohen 22; 6 specimens in the Reka Devnia Hoard (3146 specimens for Commodus).

Commodus has arguably the most innovative silver coinage of all the Roman emperors after Augustus; this instance of Apollo associated with Moneta is indeed unique in the entire Roman coinage.

Collection : Roman Imperial 03 - The Nerva-Antonine Dynasty (96-192)